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Tenant Protections & Jurisdictions’ Responses

ByCarmela Davis

What are Marin cities and towns, and the county, doing to prevent displacement?  As housing costs in Marin continue to soar despite national trends, tenant protections have become a hot topic. Fairfax, Larkspur, and unincorporated Marin County have implemented or are discussing tenant protections. Though many of the Marin Housing Elements contain provisions promising to implement protections, these provisions remain controversial. Anti-displacement…

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Changes to Housing Element Process Push Marin to Change

Bykikilp

TO ADDRESS ITS HOUSING SHORTAGE, California implemented a Housing Element process over 50 years ago. The process requires each local city and county to adopt a Housing Element that must be updated and certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) every 8 years (an 8-year “Housing Cycle”). So far, this program has failed…

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Housing Elements & Allocations

Bykikilp

UPDATES AND APPEALS In late September and Early October, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) heard appeals from ten Marin jurisdictions disputing their Regional Housing Needs Allocations numbers. None of these appeals were granted. Now that the appeals hearings have concluded, Marin towns and cities are conducting public engagement workshops for their 2023-2031 Housing…

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Article: Marin Municipal Water District weighs developer mandates

Bykikilp

By Will Houston PUBLISHED: November 18, 2021 Developers in central and southern Marin County could be required to pay tens of thousands of dollars in new fees or add water-saving upgrades to their projects under a proposal to reduce demand on water supplies. After facing the potential of running out of water during the drought,…

What’s happening in housing? How does it affect us?
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What’s happening in housing? How does it affect us?

Bykikilp

Marin Updates:Some important Marin housing issues have emerged in the last several months. These include the start of a new Housing Element update cycle for 2023-2031, MMWD’s proposed ban on new water hookups, the Mill Valley Housing Advisory Committee’s proposal to explore city-owned land for a proactive affordable housing initiative, and the rising visibility of…

Housing Element Primer
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A Housing Element Primer

Bykikilp

All across California, local planning departments are gearing up for a new set of “RHNA” numbers and revising their “Housing Elements” for 2023-2030. You will be hearing about this from here on out. But, what is a “Housing Element” and what is “RHNA,” and why should you care? MEHC has created a handy-dandy HOUSING ELEMENT PRIMER…

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Temporary Rent Freeze

Bykikilp

UPDATE San Rafael, Novato & County:  On January 19th, the City of San Rafael City Council adopted a temporary “rent freeze” ordinance for tenants residing in certain residential units through December 31, 2021. The temporary moratorium solely applies in two designated US Census Tracts, Tract Nos. 1122.01 (Canal Neighborhood) and 1122.02 (Southeast San Rafael and Canal neighborhood), which have been…